The Deputy Speaker of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

presides over the assembly whenever the speaker is absent or unable to perform his or her duties. The office has its roots in 1947 when the Deputy Speaker was addressed as the Deputy President of the legislative assembly. After the ratification of the 1973

Constitution of Pakistan The Constitution of Pakistan ( ur, ), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan. Drafted by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, with additional assistance from the country's Pakistani political parties, opposition ...

, the office was reestablished. Previously Deputy Speaker was

Qasim Suri Qasim Khan Suri ( ur, born 16 January 1969) is a Pakistani politician. He served as the 19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 15 August 2018 to 16 April 2022. Early life and education He was born in January 1969 in Qu ...

who was elected by the

on 15 August 2018 along with the Speaker who is

Asad Qaiser Asad Qaiser ( ur, ; born 15 November 1969) is a Pakistani politician. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, served from August 2018 to April 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since Augu ...

Role and Responsibilities

The office of the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is created by Article 53 of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan. The Deputy Speaker acts as Speaker on occasions when the Speaker is unable to do so. If both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unable to fulfil the role, another person is appointed to temporarily act as Speaker.

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Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (M. T. Khan; March 1889 – 19 August 1963) was the Speaker of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly from 1948 to 1954 and National Assembly of Pakistan between 1962 and 1963. Early life Khan was born to a farmer with only thre ...

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Pakistan Muslim League The Pakistan Muslim League ( ur, ; known as PML), is the name of several different Pakistani political parties that have dominated the right-wing platform in the country. The Muslim League (a different party) was the party of Pakistan’ ...

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Muhammad Hashim Gazdar Muhammad Hashim Gazdar ( ur, محمد ہاشم گذدر; 1 February 1893 – 19 February 1968) was one of the three representatives from Sindh to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, and the second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly ...

, 28 March 1953 – 24 October 1954 , - , 3 , Mr. C. E. Gibbon , 12 August 1955 – 07 October 1958 , - , 4 ,

Mohammad Afzal Cheema Justice Mohammad Afzal Cheema ( Punjabi and ur, ; 1 January 1913 – 4 August 2008) was a Pakistani politician and judge. Justice Cheema is the only Pakistani to reach the top positions in all branches of state. He served as the acting Preside ...

, 11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965 , - , 5 , Abdul Kasem , 11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965 , - , 6 ,

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Fazal Elahi Chaudhry ( ur, ; 1 January 1904 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 until 1978, prior to the martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq. He also serve ...

, 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969 , - , 7 , A. T. M. Abdul Mateen , 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969 , - , 8 , Mohammad Haneef Khan , 15 August 1972 – 10 August 1973 , , - , 9 , Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi , 11 August 1973 – 10 January 1977 ,

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

, - , 10 , Abdul Fateh , 27 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 , , - , 11 , Wazir Ahmed Jogezai , 23 March 1985 To 29 May 1988 ,

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Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar Haji Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar was a Pakistani politician from Islamabad, Pakistan. Early life and career Nawaz Khokhar was elected as MNA thrice from his constituency NA-35 (Malakand) in 1985–1988, 1990–1993 and 1993–1996. He was elected ...

, 4 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 ,

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

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Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal (; born 2 September 1972) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Maritime Affairs, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from ...

, 16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001 ,

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Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (سردار محمد یعقوب; died 20 October 2021) was a Pakistani politician who served as 16th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan presides ...

, 19 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 ,

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...

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Faisal Karim Kundi Faisal Karim Kundi ( ur, ; ps, فیصل کریم کنډي) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as Minister of Statebr>Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Pakistansince September 2022 . He also holds the office of the Centra ...

, 19 March 2008 To 16 March 2013 ,

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Murtaza Javed Abbasi Murtaza Javed Abbasi ( ur, ; born 15 March 1970) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018 and served as th ...

, 3 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 ,

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, 15 August 2018 – 16 April 2022 ,

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

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Zahid Akram Durrani Zahid Akram Durrani ( ur, زاہد اکرم درانی; ps, زاهد اکرم دراني) is a Pakistani politician and a member of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal who is currently serving as 20th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly since 21 April ...

, 21 April 2022-Incumbent , Jamiat Ulma e Islam

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